Mixers

Fever-Tree Ginger Beer

Fever-Tree Ginger Beer, which Fever-Tree’s UK site labels Premium Ginger Beer, is a hazy, hot ginger mixer without alcohol, carrying 7.9g of sugar in 100ml. Ginger root is on the label with ginger flavouring and tartaric acid, and Fever-Tree describes it as brewed from three gingers. Our Whisky and Ginger Beer tops 50ml of Scotch with 150ml of the Refreshingly Light version, which carries 4.5g of sugar.

Quick Facts

ABV0% ABV

Legal categoryNon-alcoholic

OriginUnited Kingdom (modern soft-drink form)

Flavour Strengthlight medium

Our keeping timeUnopened: to the best-before date. Once opened, use it straight away: the fizz goes first.

Storage

Keep unopened bottles cool and chill before use. Carbonation is the ingredient, so we use an opened bottle at once rather than reseal it; a 200ml bottle leaves nothing over.

Allergens

None of the 14 listed allergens. Recipes change: check the bottle.

The ingredient

About Fever-Tree Ginger Beer

Flavour Profile

Primary Flavours

GingerSweetLight spiceSubtle citrus

Tasting Notes

Bright ginger aroma with gentle heat, rounded sweetness, and lively carbonation. Heat builds lightly but does not linger aggressively.

Ginger root is on the label

Fever-Tree’s UK site names its three gingers as from Nigeria, Cochin and the Ivory Coast, the same three it names for its ginger ale. The difference is on the label: this lists ginger root itself, and that is where the haze and the lingering heat come from. The acid is tartaric rather than citric.

Brewed here means extracted, not fermented

Fever-Tree says it brews the gingers, but nothing on the label ferments: no yeast, no ferment, no cereal. A traditionally brewed ginger beer is fermented, and some still are, with malted barley that brings gluten. The difference matters to anyone checking for barley, and it shows in the numbers.

Three ginger beers, per 100ml (Fever-Tree’s and Franklin & Sons’ UK sites, read 17 October 2026)

Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer

Sugar: 7.9g
Sweetened with: Sugar
Ginger: Ginger root and flavouring
Gluten: None listed
Sizes: 200ml, 4 x 200ml

Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Ginger Beer

Sugar: 4.5g
Sweetened with: Fructose
Ginger: Ginger root and flavouring
Gluten: None listed
Sizes: 200ml, 500ml

Franklin & Sons Brewed Ginger Beer

Sugar: 11g
Sweetened with: Sugar
Ginger: Ginger extract in a non-alcoholic barley ferment
Gluten: Lists barley
Sizes: 275ml bottle, 250ml can

Bottle	Sugar	Sweetened with	Ginger	Gluten	Sizes
Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer	7.9g	Sugar	Ginger root and flavouring	None listed	200ml, 4 x 200ml
Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Ginger Beer	4.5g	Fructose	Ginger root and flavouring	None listed	200ml, 500ml
Franklin & Sons Brewed Ginger Beer	11g	Sugar	Ginger extract in a non-alcoholic barley ferment	Lists barley	275ml bottle, 250ml can

Scotch takes the lighter bottle

Our Whisky and Ginger Beer follows Fever-Tree's serve: a highball full of ice, 50ml of Scotch, 150ml of the Refreshingly Light ginger beer and an orange slice. The lower sugar keeps the whisky in the drink. With a sweeter spirit or a long party round, the standard bottle has the body the light one lacks.

It goes in last, poured gently into a glass already packed to the brim with ice, and wants a single slow turn of the spoon. A 200ml bottle covers one highball; we use the four-pack of 200ml for a round, because a large bottle goes flat first.

Using it

Using Fever-Tree Ginger Beer

Usage

150ml over 50ml of Scotch in a highball packed with ice makes our Whisky and Ginger Beer, finished with a slice of orange as the Whisky Ginger Beer serve on Fever-Tree’s UK site has it. Any drink written for a fiery ginger beer takes it; add it cold, last and gently.

Pro Tip

When a Scotch highball turns hot and sweet, the standard ginger beer is leading. Switch to the Refreshingly Light bottle before changing the whisky; the ginger stays and the sugar halves.

Top Tips

Buy the 200ml bottle for one drink. A 500ml bottle opened for one glass is flat before the next.
Take the Refreshingly Light version with whisky: at 4.5g of sugar per 100ml it leaves the Scotch more room.
Tip it slowly if it has stood. The ginger haze settles, and a gentle turn of the bottle brings it back without losing the gas.
Count it in the sugar. A full 200ml of the standard bottle adds nearly 16g, so drinks built on it rarely need syrup.

Possible Substitutions

Ginger Beer: any fiery ginger beer at the same 150ml
Ginger Ale: clearer and milder; the whisky shows more

Production Method

Carbonated spring water, sugar (fructose in the Refreshingly Light version), ginger root, natural ginger flavouring with other natural flavourings, tartaric acid and ascorbic acid. Fever-Tree describes it as brewed from a blend of gingers from Nigeria, Cochin and the Ivory Coast; the label lists no ferment or cereal.

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Common Questions

What is Fever-Tree Ginger Beer?

Fever-Tree's ginger beer, labelled Premium Ginger Beer on Fever-Tree’s UK site and also made in a Refreshingly Light version. Spring water, sugar, ginger root, ginger flavourings, tartaric acid and vitamin C go into the bottle. It pours hazy, carries real heat and contains no alcohol.

Is Fever-Tree Ginger Beer alcoholic?

No. It is sold as a soft drink, and its ingredient list has no ferment of any kind. Fever-Tree uses the word brewed for the way it extracts its gingers, which is not the same as a traditionally fermented ginger beer. Alcoholic ginger beers are separate products, labelled with their strength.

How much sugar is in Fever-Tree Ginger Beer?

The standard bottle lists 7.9g in every 100ml and 36 kcal, so a whole 200ml bottle carries about 16g. Fructose sweetens the Refreshingly Light one, which lists 4.5g and 19 kcal. Figures from Fever-Tree’s UK site, read 17 October 2026.

Why is Fever-Tree Ginger Beer cloudy?

Fever-Tree’s UK site lists ginger root, and material from the root is the likeliest reason it pours hazy where Fever-Tree's ginger ale, made with flavourings only, pours clear. The haze settles if the bottle stands. It is part of the drink rather than a fault, so tip the bottle gently before opening.

Does Fever-Tree Ginger Beer contain gluten?

Nothing on its British label comes from barley, wheat or any other cereal. That separates it from Franklin & Sons’ Brewed Ginger Beer: Franklin & Sons’ UK site lists malted barley in its ingredients. Labels are revised from time to time, so a coeliac drinker should still read the one in hand.

Ginger beer or ginger ale with Scotch?

Both work and make different drinks. Ginger beer gives a hot, full highball that stands up to a smoky malt; ginger ale lengthens a blend more quietly. Our Whisky and Ginger Beer takes 150ml of the Refreshingly Light ginger beer over 50ml of Scotch, with an orange slice.

How long does Fever-Tree Ginger Beer keep once opened?

We finish it the same day. Recapped in the fridge it is noticeably flatter by the next, heavier and more sugary on the tongue. Unopened, the printed date applies. The 200ml size exists so that one bottle makes one drink with nothing left over.

Sources.

Correct as of 17 October 2026.

Fever-Tree (UK), “Premium Ginger Beer”.
Fever-Tree (UK), “Whisky Ginger Beer”.
Franklin & Sons, “Brewed Ginger Beer”.
Fever-Tree (UK), “Premium Ginger Ale”.

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Updated 17 October 2026

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